I came to writing fiction after a career in psychology. I've had great fun in a lot of interesting and rewarding jobs, including bicycle mechanics, teaching chimps language, studying brains under the microscope, and working in the US Congress. I also worked as a clinical psychologist, which was rewarding and moving.

I have lived on the East Coast, the West Coast, and in the middle of the US. I now live in the United Kingdom, in a beach town where my husband and I have hosted lots of amazing English language students. I'm involved in climate action, and I write.